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If you might act on suicidal thoughts, have already harmed yourself, or cannot stay safe, contact local emergency services or go to the nearest emergency department now. Ask a trusted person to stay with you while you get help.

Move away from anything you could use to hurt yourself. You can say: “I am having suicidal thoughts. Please stay with me while we contact urgent support.”

United States and territories: contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Call 988, text 988, or use the online chat at https://988lifeline.org/chat/.

Outside the United States and its territories, contact an appropriate local crisis service or local emergency services. The US number is not a worldwide service.

These pages are optional words of support. They are not crisis treatment. You do not need to finish an entry before reaching a person.